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Barbara Talmage
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1941-05-20) May 20, 1941 (age 80)
Fullerton, California, United States
Sport
SportDiving
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Springboard

Barbara Talmage (née McAlister) (born May 20, 1941) is an American diver. She won a gold medal in springboard diving at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo.[1] and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

She was featured on the cover of the magazine Sports Illustrated July 23, 1962 (Volume 17, Issue 4).

In 1964, she considered herself to be "the best diving shape I've ever been in".[3] In the 1964 Indoor Nationals, she won the 1 meter and 3 meter titles, as well as achieving first place on the platform. She was coached by Dick Smith, who commented that she was "an excellent diver and had fine quality when she came to me", noting that prior to his involvement, her father had been involved in her coaching. Smith observed in her personality that when he took on responsibility for her coaching, that she needed to make big changes to her attitude and diving personality. Smith further expressed his need to prove himself to Talmage to gain her trust and confidence, but that following personal adjustments on both sides, they learned to work very well with each other, describing her as "one of the truly great women divers in the U.S.".[4]

Talmage won the 1964 Amateur Athletic Union Swimming Championship platform diving event with a points tally of 307.10, having previously won titles on the 1-meter and 3-meter. It was also the first time that the platform event was held indoors. Commenting on her performance, coach Dick Smith said "it is probably the first time any diver has been able to place that high".[5] While participating in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic games during October, her expenses of $200 were paid for the Independent Order of Foresters.[6] Despite retiring in 1964, she made a comeback to participate in the 1968 Mexico Olympics.[7]

Talmage lived in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, a businessman.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Pan American Games – Diving Medalists Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine hickoksports.com (Retrieved on 6 December 2008)
  2. ^ "Barbara Talmage". Olympedia. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Barbara's Glad Competition Over". Scottsdale Progress. October 20, 1964. p. 7 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  4. ^ "Smith Recalls Diver's Quirks". Phoenix Arizona Republic. August 30, 1965. p. 24 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  5. ^ "Phoenix Divers Get 8 Medals". Phoenix Arizona Republic. April 20, 1964. p. 51 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  6. ^ "Olympian Helped". Phoenix Arizona Republic. November 29, 1964. p. 79 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  7. ^ "Olympic diver makes comeback from retirement". Gettysburg Times. August 27, 1968. p. 9 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
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